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DeFord Bailey was one of the first stars of the Grand Ole Opry, and was also one of its only black stars. In 1941, he was fired and went into the shoeshine business. This month, Bailey will finally be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin's new book is Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. Goodwin, who won the Pulitzer Prize for her previous book, No Ordinary Time, recounts the life and work of our 16th president, as well as the work of the principal characters of his administration.

China is known as the world's biggest manufacturer of everything from socks to personal computers. But it is also known for its production of knockoffs. At a video and music store in downtown Beijing, the selection is vast and includes cheap -- but pirated -- DVDs and CDs.

A new category of Broadway entertainment takes popular song catalogs and places them in a dramatic context: jukebox musicals. A new musical called Jersey Boys is the latest attempt to re-create the success of Mamma Mia!.

CBS and NBC have joined ABC in making some TV shows available to viewers on demand. But for TiVo and other digital video recorder users, this is nothing new. And since each network's deal is with a different provider, is this big news for the average viewer without a DVR?

The Silver Spoon has been a staple of Italian kitchens for five decades. A new translation reveals the best-selling cookbook's secrets to an English-speaking audience.

Paradise Now, a new film by Palestinian director Hany Abu-Assad, looks at the lives of two young suicide bombers. Howie Movshovitz of Colorado Public Radioreports.

Last month, her house under Katrina's floodwaters, Sharon White was determined to go home again. On Wednesday, the New Orleans evacuee got her first look at the severe damage done to her property.

Scrutiny of Harriet Miers, President Bush's choice for the Supreme Court, continues, while the president reiterates his support for her. Some Republican senators have expressed doubts about the choice, and a number of conservative commentators have suggested the nomination should withdrawn.

Stanley Tookie Williams, a co-founder of the Crips gang, dies by lethal injection at San Quentin prison, where spent the last 25 years of his life. Supporters said the convicted killer was a changed man who worked from behind bars to end gang violence.